Rick Bennett | |
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| Member of the Maine Senate from the 18th district | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Keim |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office December 2, 2020 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | James Hamper |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Keim |
| Chairman of the Maine Republican Party | |
| In office July 20, 2013 – January 29, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Cebra |
| Succeeded by | Demi Kouzounas |
| President of the Maine Senate | |
| In office December 6, 2001 – December 4, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Michaud |
| Succeeded by | Beverly Daggett |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office December 4, 1996 – December 1, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Dana Hanley |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Gagnon |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 50th district | |
| In office December 5, 1990 – December 7, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph G. Walker |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Davidson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1963 Portland, Maine |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Karen Bennett |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Oxford, Maine[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) University of Southern Maine (MBA) |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Website | www.bennettformaine.com |
Richard A. Bennett (born May 24, 1963) is an American politician from the state of Maine. Bennett is the President and CEO of ValueEdge Advisors, a firm he founded in summer 2014 to help institutional investors engage with their portfolio companies. From 2006 to 2014 he ws CEO of The Corporate Library and then chairman or vice chairman of GMI Ratings, its successor company, an independent research firm focusing on corporate governance, director/executive compensation, and forensic accounting. For six years, Bennett was included in the NACD Directorship's "100 most influential people" in the boardroom and corporate governance community.[2]